How Economic Thinking Influences Policy
November 13, 2002
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Agenda

November 13

• Welcome
  Gloria V. Brown
  Vice President, Public Affairs
   
• Conference Overview
  Heather H. McDonald
  Associate Economist
   
• Understanding Inflation: Lessons from My Central Banking Career [PDF]
  Harvey Rosenblum
  Senior Vice President and Director of Research
   
• Economic Theory and Public Policy: Do Economists Matter? [PDF]
  Robert L. Formaini
  Senior Economist and Public Policy Advisor
   
• New Economy/New Recession? [PDF]
  Evan F. Koenig
  Vice President and Senior Economist
   
• Fiscal Policy and Social Security: Lessons from Economic Research [PDF]
  Alan D. Viard
  Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
   
• Economic Growth Matters More Than We Think [PDF]
  Jason L. Saving
  Senior Economist
   
• Caught in the Crossfire: The Frustrations of Latin American Central Bankers [PDF]
  Edward C. Skelton
  International Financial Analyst
   
• Terrorism, Global Capital Markets and the Role of Policymakers [PDF]
  Thomas F. Siems
  Senior Economist and Policy Advisor
   
• Closing Remarks
  John B. Thompson
  Associate Economist

All speakers are from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.